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preferans

preferans noun: a card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist.

Noun

preferans (uncountable)

  1. A card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist.

Origin of preferans

From Russian префера́нс (preferáns), in turn from French préférence. Doublet of preference.

Questions about preferans

What does preferans mean?
Preferans means a card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist.
What part of speech is preferans?
Preferans is a noun.

Words near preferans in the dictionary

  1. preferabilities
  2. preferability
  3. preferable
  4. preferableness
  5. preferably
  6. preferans
  7. prefered
  8. preferee
  9. preferees
  10. preference
  11. preference cascade

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